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Dreams of Peace & Freedom, Celebrating the protections of ECHR75

19 October 2025 5:30pm to 6:45pm
Category Art, Theatre
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In its 75th anniversary year, we have forgotten why we have the ECHR. A living commemoration of a living law, this beautiful song cycle offers a new way to view the Convention, telling its story through the words of its British artisan, David Maxwell Fyfe. It shows how the seeds of ECHR grew in the wasteland of the evidence of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Firmly rooted in humanity, David's personal papers, Sue Casson’s music and archive film blend in this powerful celebration of the Convention's protections. Created and performed by professional theatre company English Cabaret, which features a new generation of David's family.

‘Magnificent work about freedom, democracy, liberty’ (MusicalTalk)

Event Details

Date: Sunday 19th October

Time: 5:30pm - 6:45pm

Location: New Cathedral

Tickets: Free but please book to register your attendance

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